Sarah White’s Post

🛎️VOTING IS OPEN🛎️ https://lnkd.in/gw_wnFfN All UOA students (& life members) can vote!

UOA STUDENTS! 🛎 I am delighted to announce that I am running to be YOUR AUSA President for 2025! I’m a fourth-year Law & Commerce student with a passion for politics and a desire to spark change. University should be some of the greatest years of our lives, and I’m dedicated to making sure your experience is the best it can be; I’ve got the knowledge, passion and motivation to make it happen! As the current AUSA Vice-President of Finance and Operations, my role this year has been to lead AUSA financially and to support the President in their leadership of the Executive, and I’m ready to not only continue AUSA’s legacy - but make it bigger and better. With a new funding and partnership agreement on the horizon with the University, AUSA needs a leader with the experience to carry out this vital transition. This year I’ve been in the funding negotiations and have big plans for what AUSA needs to be doing better to better serve our students. The student body is changing, and AUSA needs to be able to connect with and address student issues. I’m ready to hit the ground running - with plans to increase support services and advocacy for all, amplify our collective student voice through supporting student initiatives and our class reps, and improve your experience with diverse events that connect ALL students. I want to work in closer with our partner associations NTM and AUPISA, forming closer connections between our executives, hosting more events in collaboration, and recognising the important voice they bring to the AUSA Executive. I want to create a more inclusive and supportive atmosphere on campus… ALL our campuses. As the former President of the Commerce Students’ Association, I’ve also got the perspective of what makes AUSA so fundamental for us students and what can be improved. I have the ability to successfully lead a team and represent students to the highest decision-making bodies at the university, and it would be my privilege to serve as YOUR President. I look forward to this journey alongside you and kindly ask for your vote to represent YOU in 2025. I’ve got big plans, but  I need your help to get there! Please check out my campaign page here: https://lnkd.in/e29r5jt8 and spread the word with as many people as you can. Your voice is powerful, and every vote counts! 

2023 has been an incredible year and has marked the completion of my third year studying a conjoint degree in Law and Commerce. As we begin 2024, I would like to take the time to reflect on what an incredible year it has been and some of the opportunities I am so grateful to have had. 🤝 Being Co-President of Auckland University Commerce Students' Association , alongside Noor Randhawa has been a main highlight of my year. We went into this year to increase membership, improve student engagement and support within the Business School, and expand our sponsorship network. I can proudly say we achieved all of these goals. With a 235% membership increase from 2022 and 12 events throughout the year, social and professional development, our community has benefited tremendously. Our annual commerce ball was a notable success - hosted at the Ellerslie Event Centre with over 250 attendees. Not only was the event a hit, but it was kept well under budget, a difficult achievement I am personally proud of. Through my presidency, I have gained the University of Auckland's leadership co-curricular recognition pathway for my service and demonstrated leadership skills. My goal for 2024 is to complete a second pathway, to graduate as a Distinguished graduate. As my term as Co-President ends, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has been part of this incredible journey. I am immensely proud of the 2023 AUCSA team and our accomplishments. 💼 Working part-time at UDC Finance Limited as a Verification Officer this year has been a great learning opportunity. Having previously worked in financial services, I have always had an interest in the industry, which aligns well with my studies towards a Bachelor of Commerce. Working in a project group for the CCCFA expenditure benchmarking has interested me, as the changing rules and regulations within the industry sparked my interest through my studies for a Bachelor of Laws. 🚀 Continued my volunteer work with UN Youth New Zealand. This year, I volunteered as Chair at the New Zealand Model United Nations and Auckland Model United Nations. As the two largest UNYouth events in the country, I was incredibly excited to Chair for the first time in committee sessions. This was a great learning opportunity and I had an incredible time with students nationwide to promote civics education. Going into 2024, I am proud to have been elected Treasurer-Secretary at Auckland University Students' Association. In November I attended the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations Student Voice Summit alongside the AUSA President and Engagement VP as we discussed our vision for partnered student associations nationwide. I look forward to continuing my passion in student politics and for the year ahead with the AUSA executive and staff. With a busy calendar already booked, I am beyond excited for the opportunities of 2024. Thank you for sharing the successes of 2023, and here's to continued growth and a happy new year!

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Treasurer-Secretary at Auckland University Students' Association! I am extremely honoured to have been elected by the University community and look forward to serving our students. As I step into this role, I am fully committed to realising the goals set forth during my election campaign. Ensuring AUSA's future financial stability remains a top priority, and I am pleased to share that our efforts are already in motion. Budget and funding meetings for the upcoming year, 2024, are well underway, and I am working alongside the AUSA team to make decisions that will positively impact our association and, ultimately, the students we represent. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the betterment of student life at Auckland University, and I look forward to collaborating with students, staff and external entities to ensure that AUSA continues to serve and advocate for our diverse student body. Thank you to all who supported me during election campaigns.

I am excited to announce my candidacy for the position of Treasurer-Secretary for Auckland University Students' Association executive elections. The voting is open now, and all currently enrolled UOA students are eligible to vote: https://lnkd.in/gTVmiViZ I have a passion for working with and advocating for students, and I love seeing the changes that we can make together. As the current Co-President of the Auckland University Commerce Students' Association, I have seen the benefit that a diverse range of events and opportunities has on our students and their overall student experience and would love to continue this work on a wider scale with AUSA. As a candidate for Treasurer-Secretary, I aim to bring my dedication, organizational skills, and financial acumen to the role. My vision is to ensure transparent and responsible management of AUSA's finances, guaranteeing that our funds are allocated wisely to benefit each and every student. I am committed to fostering an environment of accountability, where every decision made is in the best interest of all students. Have a read below for some more detail about my policies! Thank you, and I appreciate the support.

Wonderful to work with the team at CAANZ to present such a successful event for our AUCSA members last week. A personal highlight of the night was hosting a panel about the accounting profession, the future of the industry, and the impacts that technology and AI will have on the skills that employers are looking for. An insightful night of learning and networking!

In our first lecture for the BUS202 future of work module, the lecturer Andrew posed the question of what skills we think are going to be most useful in the future. The most common answers were flexibility, and digital systems skills. This article from McKinsey & Co discusses how a business can identify the skill gaps in their organisations and why this important. https://lnkd.in/d3MvsyTv (3/3)

The BUS202 future of work module has made us question the work environment in a post-pandemic environment. The following article from KPMG explores this idea through the importance of hybrid-working and the importance of flexibility. (2/3)